Management professional driving implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and factory improvements under the direction of the VP of R&D for Ford Motor Co; experience includes, FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP, APQP, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, 5 Why, Gage R&R, GD&T, ISO9000, IS14000, new product launch, R&D, Cost and scrap reduction programs, 8D, DOE, CpK reduction, supplier development, Test/Reliability, Process Analysis/Engineering, budget Planning/Administration, MBB Six Sigma/DFSS/DMAIC, Engineering/Testing, Resource Management, Process Analysis/ Engineering, Vendor Management, Cost Control, Team Building/Supervision, Ergonomics and Safety, Educational chair ASQ, Champion of First Pass Quality Product,

Highlights:

Awarded Factory of the Future on three projects

Companies I like:

top 500

• Nashville State Community college; 12 instructors, 2 clerks, 1 Dean and 1 VP • Value Stream Mapping (VSM) connecting students, teachers, grants, faculty, ABET list of criteria and grade level (testing) • Supervised and developed engineering technologies program • Belmont University; 9 students and 1 administrator • Developed then implemented LSS training program for Vanderbilt and HCA hospitals; • Implemented training and leadership of organization developed their company projects • Peterbilt Motor Co; over 300 salary and hourly • Implemented strike teams in areas using pareto charts and dot plot graphs • VSM process on parts receiving and quality rejecting process • Consulting; 8 direct reports and over 300 indirect • Directed, trained, and implemented TQM, Six Sigma and lean. Utilizing tools in obtaining ISO 9000 certification, total production awards and project startup; • Implemented team review of FMEA and Work Instructions with improved documentation and record keeping • Trained management in the TQM methodology of lean tool box that improved throughput • Ford Motor Co.; 8 direct and over 360 indirect • Lead others to implement continues improvement methodologies in maintenance, production and engineering • Lean implementation of first pass production staking racks eliminated rework and reduced product expiration